Origin: The first grant of this territory was in 1753 as Grenville, after George Grenville, William Pitt's brother-in-law. Few of the grantees were able to take up claim, and in 1761, the town was granted to a new group as Newport, in honor of Henry Newport, a distinguished English soldier and statesman. This group also had difficulty settling, and was granted a charter renewal in 1769. One of the most well-known people born in Newport was Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, daughter of innkeeper Gordon Buell. She was one of the first women editors in America who edited the book "Poems for Children" that included "Mary Had A Little Lamb." She made a successful appeal to President Lincoln for creation of a national holiday to be known as Thanksgiving Day.

Villages and Place Names:
Chandlers Mills, Guild, Kelleyville, North Newport, Chandler Station

Population, Year of the First Census Taken:
780 residents in 1790

Population Trends:
Population change for Newport totaled 1,145 over 50 years, from 5,131 to 6,276 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was eight percent between 1960 and 1970; population decreased by two percent between 1980 and 1990. The 2006 Census estimate for Newport was 6,528 residents, which ranked 50th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2006:
150.0 persons per square mile of land area. Newport contains 43.5 square miles of land area and 0.1 square miles of inland water area.

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